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diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 2af83825634..3be35f3a001 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -238,6 +238,98 @@ config AUDIT_TREE
def_bool y
depends on AUDITSYSCALL && INOTIFY
+menu "RCU Subsystem"
+
+choice
+ prompt "RCU Implementation"
+ default CLASSIC_RCU
+
+config CLASSIC_RCU
+ bool "Classic RCU"
+ help
+ This option selects the classic RCU implementation that is
+ designed for best read-side performance on non-realtime
+ systems.
+
+ Select this option if you are unsure.
+
+config TREE_RCU
+ bool "Tree-based hierarchical RCU"
+ help
+ This option selects the RCU implementation that is
+ designed for very large SMP system with hundreds or
+ thousands of CPUs.
+
+config PREEMPT_RCU
+ bool "Preemptible RCU"
+ depends on PREEMPT
+ help
+ This option reduces the latency of the kernel by making certain
+ RCU sections preemptible. Normally RCU code is non-preemptible, if
+ this option is selected then read-only RCU sections become
+ preemptible. This helps latency, but may expose bugs due to
+ now-naive assumptions about each RCU read-side critical section
+ remaining on a given CPU through its execution.
+
+endchoice
+
+config RCU_TRACE
+ bool "Enable tracing for RCU"
+ depends on TREE_RCU || PREEMPT_RCU
+ help
+ This option provides tracing in RCU which presents stats
+ in debugfs for debugging RCU implementation.
+
+ Say Y here if you want to enable RCU tracing
+ Say N if you are unsure.
+
+config RCU_FANOUT
+ int "Tree-based hierarchical RCU fanout value"
+ range 2 64 if 64BIT
+ range 2 32 if !64BIT
+ depends on TREE_RCU
+ default 64 if 64BIT
+ default 32 if !64BIT
+ help
+ This option controls the fanout of hierarchical implementations
+ of RCU, allowing RCU to work efficiently on machines with
+ large numbers of CPUs. This value must be at least the cube
+ root of NR_CPUS, which allows NR_CPUS up to 32,768 for 32-bit
+ systems and up to 262,144 for 64-bit systems.
+
+ Select a specific number if testing RCU itself.
+ Take the default if unsure.
+
+config RCU_FANOUT_EXACT
+ bool "Disable tree-based hierarchical RCU auto-balancing"
+ depends on TREE_RCU
+ default n
+ help
+ This option forces use of the exact RCU_FANOUT value specified,
+ regardless of imbalances in the hierarchy. This is useful for
+ testing RCU itself, and might one day be useful on systems with
+ strong NUMA behavior.
+
+ Without RCU_FANOUT_EXACT, the code will balance the hierarchy.
+
+ Say N if unsure.
+
+config TREE_RCU_TRACE
+ def_bool RCU_TRACE && TREE_RCU
+ select DEBUG_FS
+ help
+ This option provides tracing for the TREE_RCU implementation,
+ permitting Makefile to trivially select kernel/rcutree_trace.c.
+
+config PREEMPT_RCU_TRACE
+ def_bool RCU_TRACE && PREEMPT_RCU
+ select DEBUG_FS
+ help
+ This option provides tracing for the PREEMPT_RCU implementation,
+ permitting Makefile to trivially select kernel/rcupreempt_trace.c.
+
+endmenu # "RCU Subsystem"
+
config IKCONFIG
tristate "Kernel .config support"
---help---
@@ -972,90 +1064,3 @@ source "block/Kconfig"
config PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS
bool
-choice
- prompt "RCU Implementation"
- default CLASSIC_RCU
-
-config CLASSIC_RCU
- bool "Classic RCU"
- help
- This option selects the classic RCU implementation that is
- designed for best read-side performance on non-realtime
- systems.
-
- Select this option if you are unsure.
-
-config TREE_RCU
- bool "Tree-based hierarchical RCU"
- help
- This option selects the RCU implementation that is
- designed for very large SMP system with hundreds or
- thousands of CPUs.
-
-config PREEMPT_RCU
- bool "Preemptible RCU"
- depends on PREEMPT
- help
- This option reduces the latency of the kernel by making certain
- RCU sections preemptible. Normally RCU code is non-preemptible, if
- this option is selected then read-only RCU sections become
- preemptible. This helps latency, but may expose bugs due to
- now-naive assumptions about each RCU read-side critical section
- remaining on a given CPU through its execution.
-
-endchoice
-
-config RCU_TRACE
- bool "Enable tracing for RCU"
- depends on TREE_RCU || PREEMPT_RCU
- help
- This option provides tracing in RCU which presents stats
- in debugfs for debugging RCU implementation.
-
- Say Y here if you want to enable RCU tracing
- Say N if you are unsure.
-
-config RCU_FANOUT
- int "Tree-based hierarchical RCU fanout value"
- range 2 64 if 64BIT
- range 2 32 if !64BIT
- depends on TREE_RCU
- default 64 if 64BIT
- default 32 if !64BIT
- help
- This option controls the fanout of hierarchical implementations
- of RCU, allowing RCU to work efficiently on machines with
- large numbers of CPUs. This value must be at least the cube
- root of NR_CPUS, which allows NR_CPUS up to 32,768 for 32-bit
- systems and up to 262,144 for 64-bit systems.
-
- Select a specific number if testing RCU itself.
- Take the default if unsure.
-
-config RCU_FANOUT_EXACT
- bool "Disable tree-based hierarchical RCU auto-balancing"
- depends on TREE_RCU
- default n
- help
- This option forces use of the exact RCU_FANOUT value specified,
- regardless of imbalances in the hierarchy. This is useful for
- testing RCU itself, and might one day be useful on systems with
- strong NUMA behavior.
-
- Without RCU_FANOUT_EXACT, the code will balance the hierarchy.
-
- Say N if unsure.
-
-config TREE_RCU_TRACE
- def_bool RCU_TRACE && TREE_RCU
- select DEBUG_FS
- help
- This option provides tracing for the TREE_RCU implementation,
- permitting Makefile to trivially select kernel/rcutree_trace.c.
-
-config PREEMPT_RCU_TRACE
- def_bool RCU_TRACE && PREEMPT_RCU
- select DEBUG_FS
- help
- This option provides tracing for the PREEMPT_RCU implementation,
- permitting Makefile to trivially select kernel/rcupreempt_trace.c.